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Creating RAID arrays in the EFI shell

Supported configurations

When booting to a GPT RAID partition it is necessary to first create the RAID array. The boot array, in addition to data volumes, can

be created using tools in the EFI shell prior to booting from the install media.

• GPT is currently supported by Win7-64 only

• Storage controllers must be configured to use the EFI driver.

• Controllers:

• Z420/Z620: Intel C602 AHCI and SCU controllers

• Z820: Intel C602 AHCI and SCU controllers, LSI 2308 controller.

Enabling the EFI Drivers

Use the following procedure to enable the EFI driver pre-OS for the different storage controllers.

Note: These instructions are for v02.07 BIOS. In earlier BIOS versions, the controller settings might be listed separately.

1. Press <F10> to enter the BIOS setup menu.

2. On the Main menu of the BIOS-based configuration utility, navigate to the Advanced menu item using the arrow keys.

3. Navigate to the sub menu item Device Options using the arrow keys and press Enter to access the Device Options menu

screen.

4. On the Device Options screen, navigate to the Mass Storage Option ROMS item using the arrow keys.

5. Use the right or left arrow keys to change the selection from Legacy to EFI.

Press <F10> twice to go back to the File menu and make sure Save Changes and Exit is highlighted.

7. Press Enter to bring up the Save Changes and Exit confirmation. Make sure Yes is selected and press Enter. The

system will reboot.

Summary of content (11 pages)

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Creating RAID arrays in the EFI shell Supported configurations When booting to a GPT RAID partition it is necessary to first create the RAID array. The boot array, in addition to data volumes, can be created using tools in the EFI shell prior to booting from the install media. • • • GPT is currently supported by Win7-64 only Storage controllers must be configured to use the EFI driver.
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Creating a bootable UEFI USB key A BSD licensed x64 UEFI shell can be downloaded from the Intel Tianocore EDK2 project on Sourceforge.net. https://edk2.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/edk2/trunk/edk2/EdkShellBinPkg/FullShell/X64/Shell_Full.efi 1. Create the following path in the root of the USB key: \EFI\boot 2. Place the downloaded .efi shell file in the \EFI\boot folder named as: bootx64.efi 3. Copy the following files to the root folder of the USB key: RCfgSata.efi (For Intel AHCI controller) RCfgScu.
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Example 1 – To display a list of available commands for the configuration utility use: Shell> rcfgsata Or Shell> rcfgsata /? Example 2 – To display a list of available commands for RCfgScu.efi: Shell> rcfgscu Results in: Intel(R) UEFI RAID Utility for SCU - v3.6.0.1006 RCfgScu.efi [/?] [/Y] [/Q] [/C:vol_name] [/SS:strip_size] [/L:raid_level] [/S:vol_size] [/DS:disk_id] [/D:vol_name] [/X] [/I] [/P] [/U] [/ST] [/SP] [/V] /? /Y /Q /C /SS /L /S /DS /D /X /I /P /U /ST /SP /V Displays Help Screen.
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Disk 1 / 2 Drive: WDC WD2500AAKX-603CA0 SerialNo:WD-WCAYU8520661 TotalBlks:0x000000001D1C5970 DeviceId:0x0 (Non-RAID Disk) CfgStatus:(0) Ok CheckBox:0x0 State:(0x450) Array:0xFFFFFFFF DETECTED_DISK PASSTHRU_DISK DISK_SMART_EVENT_SUPPORTED Disk 2 / 2 Drive: WDC WD2500AAKX-603CA0 SerialNo:WD-WCAYU8002779 TotalBlks:0x000000001D1C5970 DeviceId:0x1 (Non-RAID Disk) CfgStatus:(0) Ok CheckBox:0x0 State:(0x450) Array:0xFFFFFFFF DETECTED_DISK PASSTHRU_DISK DISK_SMART_EVENT_SUPPORTED ---------------------------Total P
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Volume Name: "MyRAID1" RAID Level: 1 Size: 226548 MB Strip Size: 64KB Ports Selected: Disk(ID:0x0) Disk(ID:0x1) WARNING: All data on the selected disks will be lost. Are you sure you want to create this volume?(y/n) (User presses y then sees) Creating Volume....Successfully created volume You MUST restart your system for your changes to take effect. Any drives you have created or changed must be formatted AFTER you restart.
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CONSTCHK - Start Consistency Check operation on the specified IR Volume ACTIVATE - Activate an Inactive IR volume LOCATE - Locate a disk drive on an enclosure LOGIR - Upload or Clear IR Log data BOOTIR - Select an IR Boot Volume as primary boot device BOOTENCL - Select an Enclosure/Bay as primary boot device HELP - Display help information where are: Command specific values; enter "sas2ircu " to get command specific help SAS2IRCU: Reconnecting the EFI Driver.
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------Controller information -----------------------------------------------------------------------Controller type : SAS2308_1 BIOS version : 7.23.02.00 Firmware version : 12.00.02.
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Drive Type : SAS_HDD Device is a Hard disk Enclosure # : 1 Slot # : 2 SAS Address : 5000CCA-0-12BE-DF1D State : Ready (RDY) Size (in MB)/(in sectors) : 572325/1172123567 Manufacturer : HITACHI Model Number : HUC106060CSS600 Firmware Revision : HPH0 Serial No : PPKBZ4PB GUID : 5000CCA012BEDF1C Protocol : SAS Drive Type : SAS_HDD -----------------------------------------------------------------------Enclosure information -----------------------------------------------------------------------Enclosure# : 1 L
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Shell> sas2ircu 0 create RAID0 MAX 1:1 1:2 MyRAID0 Results in: LSI Corporation SAS2 IR Configuration Utility. Version 14.00.00.00 (2012.07.04) Copyright (c) 2009-2012 LSI Corporation. All rights reserved. SAS2IRCU: Disconnecting the EFI Driver. You are about to create an IR volume. WARNING: Proceeding with this operation may cause data loss or data corruption. Are you sure you want to proceed (YES/NO)? YES WARNING: This is your last chance to abort this operation.
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Bus : 2 Device : 0 Function : 0 RAID Support : Yes -----------------------------------------------------------------------IR Volume information -----------------------------------------------------------------------IR volume 1 Volume ID : 323 Volume Name : MyRAID0 Status of volume : Okay (OKY) Volume wwid : 0AB1E3FAE1B36644 RAID level : RAID0 Size (in MB) : 1142500 Physical hard disks : PHY[0] Enclosure#/Slot# : 4294967297:1 PHY[1] Enclosure#/Slot# : 4294967297:2 --------------------------------------------
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Device is a Hard disk Enclosure # : 1 Slot # : 2 SAS Address : 5000CCA-0-12BE-DF1D State : Optimal (OPT) Size (in MB)/(in sectors) : 572325/1172123567 Manufacturer : HITACHI Model Number : HUC106060CSS600 Firmware Revision : HPH0 Serial No : PPKBZ4PB GUID : 5000CCA012BEDF1C Protocol : SAS Drive Type : SAS_HDD -----------------------------------------------------------------------Enclosure information -----------------------------------------------------------------------Enclosure# : 1 Logical ID : 50014380: